Gonna hate winter

[Plavanchy]

Bought my gz this June and have had a great time with it. The weather has started turning colder and wet with leaves falling and that means riding season will end soon. Gonna hate it till about Mar. Of 2014. Gonna try to at least make it till end of Nov. How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

[mole2]

Bought my gz this June and have had a great time with it. The weather has started turning colder and wet with leaves falling and that means riding season will end soon. Gonna hate it till about Mar. Of 2014. Gonna try to at least make it till end of Nov. How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

All year. lol There are some days in the winter where you can't ride but we can ride here in SC all year.


:)

[bwader]

For me I don't like riding cooler than 50F. But right now it's been like summer in the mid to upper 80's and 65F at night or mornings.

Around Nov. then there are a few days in Dec. where its 45F for a low and 50F or higher and I'll ride to work on a day like that if its sunny.
WV in Ohio river valley where I grew up, I road a bicycle year round. I remember it got to as low as the 15F or teens which is "cold" to me. 20-30F is expected for winter. Course riding a bike keeps you warmer peddling and cant go fast like motorcycles do. Had lots of hills to peddle slow up but got to ride it back down, though scary when it had icy spots.
I'd guess sometime in Oct. for end of M/C riding weather for where I was in Parkersburg,WV.
Start would be around mid April maybe even may.
I was in SC for in winter time and man it felt weird to me when I went to go visit home in WV then. It was 50-60F in SC then to the 20's.
Indiana has got to be a lot colder! I watched a youtube video once where someone in Alaska was putting on metal studs in their M/C tires and using an extra battery pack just to start it up.

[alantf]

How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

When do the snow flies come?

[jonathan180iq]

Buy some nice gloves and a thick jacket and don't stop...

I'll never understand "riding seasons".

[bwader]

These people feel the same way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9szeef7Ho

All that gear is pretty nuts :roll:

[Fawlty]

How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

When do the snow flies come?

These people may know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9szeef7Ho

[Plavanchy]

Good video, I'll quit griping-I think I'll ride till Thanksgiving

[5th_bike]

(In MD) I try to take it for a ride every 2-3 weeks in the winter so I don't have to winterize and store it.

[JWR]

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[burkbuilds]

You will have to make up your own mind about when you want to stop riding. For the last 5 or so years I've ridden all year around except when there's ice on the ground and even then a few times. Once I paid for that with a long slide down the road. Where I live we don't get a lot of snow and ice and cold temps are short lived. I've got heated gear that makes even a two hour ride bearable down into the mid to upper teens. Having said all that, if you don't want to ride when it's that cold, then don't. It's your call to do what you feel good about, don't let anybody pressure you into riding in conditions you don't want to ride in, it's your life not theirs. Whatever you decide, I'm glad you are enjoying your bike. :2tup:

[jonathan180iq]

Whatever burk. I don't ever wear gear in the winter... Don't listen to him Plavanchy. You aren't a real man if you don't winter-ride.

http://i.qkme.me/3r82ig.jpg

[Water Warrior 2]

Winter means different things to different people. Tried winter riding with all the right gear. Didn't like it. I became a sunshine rider and had a more comfortable ride with just regular gear. Always have a rain suit to cut the cool wind if the temps drop.

[Plavanchy]

Still cruising to work and back-26 degrees this morning but up to 42 on the way home